Leslie Whitaker Photography

Leslie Whitaker Photography Mom of five. Photographer of women. Creating images that remind you you’re worthy of being seen, celebrated, and remembered exactly as you are right now.
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Maternity • Bo***ir • Branding I chase light. Sometimes that light is within my large private studio located in Shreveport, LA. Other times, I chase the sun. I specialize in wedding, bo***ir, maternity, newborn and family photography.

The truth is, people don't just hire businesses.They hire people they know, like, and trust.Whether you're a realtor, in...
06/12/2026

The truth is, people don't just hire businesses.
They hire people they know, like, and trust.

Whether you're a realtor, insurance agent, lender, business owner, or entrepreneur, your audience wants to see the person behind the brand. Professional branding images help you show up consistently, build credibility, and make a memorable first impression long before a phone call ever happens.

This recent branding session was designed to create content that feels polished, approachable, and authentic.
If your current headshot is several years old or your social media still doesn't reflect where your business is today, it may be time for a refresh.

Let's create images that work as hard as you do.

📸 Branding Sessions Available
📍 Shreveport | Bossier City

There’s just something so comforting about being around people who make you feel seen, heard, and safe. Carol is one of ...
05/27/2026

There’s just something so comforting about being around people who make you feel seen, heard, and safe. Carol is one of those people. She offers Christian-based therapy through Purpose Church, and after spending time with her, it’s easy to understand why so many people are drawn to her gentle spirit and wisdom. Sometimes God places people in our lives who help carry us through hard seasons, and I truly believe Carol is that kind of person for so many.

I don't know any photographers that accept payment in arms or legs. "doesn't break the bank" or "Not outrageously priced...
05/18/2026

I don't know any photographers that accept payment in arms or legs.

"doesn't break the bank" or "Not outrageously priced".

These sayings are ridiculous. There are photographers all across the world in all different price ranges, experience, etc. Some photographers do this as a hobby, some have business expenses, some do this as a second job and some are literally feeding their families with this living... just like you do you do with your paycheck.

Stop using these sayings and say your budget - we deserve every penny we charge- even if your budget doesn't fit.

Lately, I’ve been thinking about how many women almost don’t book the session. Not because they don’t want the photos, b...
05/15/2026

Lately, I’ve been thinking about how many women almost don’t book the session. Not because they don’t want the photos, but because they don’t feel “ready” yet. They want to lose weight first, wait until life calms down, get the house organized, feel more confident, feel less exhausted, feel more like themselves again. And honestly… I understand that feeling more than most. But the older I get, the more I realize that the people who love us most are not waiting for some perfected future version of us. Your children don’t see the flaws you pick apart in the mirror. They see comfort. Home. Safety. Love. They see you. The woman showing up every single day, even while carrying a hundred invisible things nobody else notices. One of my favorite parts of photography is watching women come into my studio nervous and unsure of themselves, then slowly soften throughout the session when they realize they don’t have to earn the right to be photographed. They already deserve to be seen exactly as they are, right now, in this season.

People hear “mom of five” and usually think I’ve just always naturally loved motherhood. Like I was built for the chaos,...
05/09/2026

People hear “mom of five” and usually think I’ve just always naturally loved motherhood. Like I was built for the chaos, the noise, the constant need to be needed. I do love it... more than I could probably ever explain.

What people don’t always see is that motherhood for some women carries both deep joy and deep grief at the same time. Being a mother after miscarriage changes you. It makes you hold your babies a little tighter. It makes ordinary moments feel sacred sometimes. It makes you understand how fragile life really is in a way you can never fully explain to someone who hasn’t lived it.

There’s something strange about experiencing both fullness and loss in the same story. Being overwhelmingly thankful for the children in your home while still grieving the one that never made it there. The hard part is… the world doesn’t always acknowledge that kind of grief. Especially when you already have children. People assume the heartbreak hurts less somehow because you’re already a mom.

Loosing a baby leaves fingerprints on a woman forever. In the way she mothers. In the way she worries. In the way she loves. In the way she notices other women quietly carrying grief too.

So yes… I’m a mom of five. But I’m also a mom who knows what it feels like to lose a baby you already loved before the world ever got the chance to meet them.

Motherhood photographer | Maternity photographer | Postpartum and miscarriage conversations | Shreveport, Louisiana • Bossier City, Louisiana • Benton, Louisiana • Haughton, Louisiana

05/09/2026

Behind every listing video is a whole lot more than just showing up with a camera.
So much of what I do is helping realtors create content that feels intentional, elevated, and actually connects with people online. Photography, branding, marketing, storytelling… all of the things I’ve built over the years have kind of merged together into this season, and honestly, I’ve loved it.

Nobody really prepares women for postpartum.The physical part... no one can really prepare you for that. Let's not even...
05/08/2026

Nobody really prepares women for postpartum.

The physical part... no one can really prepare you for that. Let's not even get started on the emotional part, yet. The identity shift that suddenly happens when you're spend every hour caring for someone else while barely recognizing yourself in the mirror anymore.

One minute everyone is celebrating the baby… and the next, you’re home in the quiet trying to figure out who this new version of you even is. You're exhausted, overstimulated, emotional, grateful, lonely.... all at the same time.... and somehow the world still expects women to “bounce back” quickly. We're supposed to smile for photos, keep the house clean, answer texts like we're not sleeping when the baby sleeps or something.

But postpartum isn’t meant to be performed perfectly.
It’s sacred and messy and emotional and beautiful all at once. It’s late night feedings and tiny stretches and crying in the shower and staring at your baby wondering how your heart could possibly hold this much love and this much exhaustion at the same time.

I think more women need to hear this: you do not have to earn your worth back after having a baby.
You are still allowed to take up space. You are still beautiful. You are still you… even while becoming someone new.

Perform happiness. Perform success. Perform confidence. Perform motherhood beautifully. Perform healing beautifully. Per...
05/07/2026

Perform happiness. Perform success. Perform confidence. Perform motherhood beautifully. Perform healing beautifully. Perform “having it all together” while quietly falling apart behind the screen.

We're tired. Not because we’re weak… but because somewhere along the way, we started believing every part of our lives had to be turned into a performance. The world has convinced us that every moment needs to be polished before it’s worthy of being seen. That we need to lose the weight first. Get more successful first. Clean the house first. Feel more confident first. Then maybe we’ll finally deserve to take up space.

Real life doesn’t happen in perfect lighting. It happens in exhaustion; in trying again tomorrow. In loving your babies while still trying to figure yourself out too. It happens in the middle of the mess, not after it’s cleaned up.

And honestly? The moments people connect to most are rarely the perfect ones anyway. It’s the tired laugh. The messy bun. The baby on your hip while dinner is burning in the background. The version of you still becoming. The woman trying her best while carrying more than most people realize.

I don’t think women are craving perfection anymore. I think we’re craving permission to be real again.

Motherhood photographer | Maternity photographer | Honest motherhood conversations | Shreveport, Louisiana • Bossier City, Louisiana • Benton, Louisiana • Haughton, Louisiana

Business owners are exhausted. Not just from the work itself… but from feeling like they have to constantly perform onl...
05/07/2026

Business owners are exhausted. Not just from the work itself… but from feeling like they have to constantly perform online to stay relevant.

We have to look like we're "booked and busy" even if we aren't. Make them think you're confident in your decisions, even if you're really just guessing... hoping it works. Meanwhile behind the scenes, they’re answering emails at midnight, raising babies, second guessing themselves, wondering if what they’re building is even working.

The internet has convinced so many business owners that visibility means becoming someone else. Make sure you're louder, more polished, more curated.

But honestly? The brands people connect with most usually aren’t the most perfect ones. They’re the real ones. The ones that feel human. The business owner who sounds like an actual person instead of a marketing campaign.

People don’t just want pretty content anymore; we want connection. We want to know who we’re trusting our money, memories, or experience with.

That’s why branding matters so much more than just “looking professional.” It’s about being seen clearly. It’s about building something people actually feel connected to. At the end of the day, people rarely remember the most polished business in the room. They remember the one that made them feel something.

Branding photographer | Content creation for women-owned businesses | Personal branding sessions | Shreveport, Louisiana • Bossier City, Louisiana • Benton, Louisiana

I think women are tired. Not just physically tired, but tired of constantly feeling like they need to become something e...
05/07/2026

I think women are tired. Not just physically tired, but tired of constantly feeling like they need to become something else before they’re allowed to feel valuable.

A better mom. More organized. More patient. More beautiful. More successful. More put together. More healed. More productive.

And honestly? I think somewhere in all of that, we stopped noticing ourselves entirely.

I don’t think women are starving for perfection nearly as much as they are recognition. To feel acknowledged. To feel seen in the middle of the life they’re already carrying. To feel valuable without having to earn it first.

Motherhood taught me a lot about patience, but more than anything it taught me peace in the moment. Not after everything is finished. Not when the house is quiet. Not when business slows down. Right now. In the middle of the chaos, the dishes, the deadlines, the school pickup lines, the constant mental tabs we keep open as women.

I think that’s why I photograph women the way I do.

Not because I want them to look perfect. Honestly, I think social media has gotten that completely wrong. Most women are not looking to copy everyone else or become some polished version of themselves. We want authenticity. We want to feel like ourselves again.

I want women to walk away from my sessions feeling empowered. Noticed. Like who they are right now is already enough and already worthy of being remembered.

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700 Texas Street
North Shreveport, LA
71101

Opening Hours

Monday 9:30am - 3:30pm
Tuesday 9:30am - 3:30pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 3:30pm
Thursday 9:30am - 3:30pm
Friday 9:30am - 3:30pm

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+13185104250

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